Civil Rights: Leaders, Legislation, Court Cases

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Governor of AR that ordered Nat. Guard soldiers to block entrance of nine black students to Central HS.

• Lester Maddox

• George Wallace

• Robert Byrd

• Orval Faubus

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The court ruling that “separate-but-equal” was constitutional.

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Delgado v. Bastrop

• Hernandez v. Texas

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King explained why African-Americans could no longer wait for equality.

• "Letter from the Birmingham Jail"

• "I Have a Dream Speech"

• March on Washington

• Selma March

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Alabama Governor that blocked two African-American students from attending the University of Alabama.

• Lester Maddox

• George Wallace

• Robert Byrd

• Orval Faubus

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Prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, or ethnic origin in public places and in employment.

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Civil Rights Act of 1957

• Civil Rights Amendment

• Act of Civil Rights of 1972

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Activists used buses to protest segregation in interstate terminals.

• Interstate Bus Protest

• Freedom Riders

• Liberty Busses

• Freedom Bus Boycott

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Was a leading Black Muslim who believed that equality may require the use of violence to be achieved.

• Malcolm X

• Louis Farrakhan

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Billy Graham

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Began in Greensboro, North Carolina when four students sat at a “whites only” lunch counter.

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Registration Drives

• Selma March

• Sit-in Movement

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Forbids states from imposing a poll tax in order to vote in federal elections.

• 19th Amendment

• 20th Amendment

• 23rd Amendment

• 24th Amendment

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Federal program designed to actively recruit minorities for employment.

• Civil Rights Protection Act

• Affirmative Action

• Bootstrap Legislation

• Minority Recruitment Program

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Site of bombing which killed four young African-American children and injured many more.

• Atlanta, Georgia

• Selma, Alabama

• 16th Street Baptist Church

• 20th Street Baptist Church

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Governor of Georgia from 1967 to 1975, came to prominence as a staunch segregationist, when he refused to serve black customers in his Atlanta restaurant despite the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• Lester Maddox

• George Wallace

• Robert Byrd

• Orval Faubus

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Federal law suspended literacy tests where they were used to prevent African-Americans from voting.

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Civil Rights Act of 1957

• Plessy v. Ferguson

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Which of the following is a correct definition of SEGREGATION?

• The FAIR act of separating people into groups

• The VOLUNTARY separation of people because of race

• The unfair and forced separation of people because of race

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What was the RESULT of the Civil Rights Movement?

• Laws that guaranteed constitutional rights to all citizens

• Laws that continued to deny constitutional rights to all citizens

• Complete frustration for leaders of the Movement because nothing changed

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Which of the following is a correct definition of INTEGRATION?

• The FAIR act of separating people into groups

• The unfair and forced separation of people because of race

• The bringing of different races or ethnic groups together in equal participation

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What was the name of laws designed to separate whites and African Americans?

• Linda Brown

• Thurgood Marshall

• Rosa Parks

• Jim Crow

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What type of protest was the March on Washington?

• a non-violent protest

• a non-violent march

• a non-violent sit-in

• a violent protest

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What was the name of Dr. King's famous speech during the March on Washington?

• We Need Jobs

• Integrate American Schools

• I Have a Dream

• This is a Nightmare

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Why was the March on Washington a success and why did it have an impact on America?

• good weather

• good speeches

• peaceful methods

• Every African American came to the march

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Thurgood Marshall was the first African American ____________

• Teacher

• President

• Mayor

• Supreme Court Justice

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How did the approach of the Black Panters differ from the methods used by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

• Black Panthers were willing to use violence, while Dr. King used only non-violence

• Black Panters believed in non violence, while Dr. King favored civil disobedience

• Black Panthers sought to use the court system, while Fr. King preferred passive resistance

• Black Panters employed peaceful demonstrations, while Dr. King favored sit-ins and freedom rides

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Which statement accurately describes the trend of African American voter registration in the map?

• The Voting Rights Act had little impact on voter registration in the South

• Voter registration increased in the South

• Fewer African Americans registered to vote

• Passage of the Voting Rights Act ended racial discrimination in the South

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What was the significance of sending federal troops to protect African-American students in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957?

• It led to a federal takeover of many Southern public schools

• It strengthened control of education by state governments

• It was the first time martial law had been declared in the United States

• It showed that the government would enforce court decisions on integration

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Which conclusion about the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s is most valid?

• The movement failed to inspire other groups

• Civil disobedience successfully brought about legislative changes

• All races had a common goal but different ways for achieving them

• The movement began violently but ended with peaceful demonstrations

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Where did Martin Luther King Jr. give his famous "I Have A Dream" speech?

• March on Washington

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Voting Rights Acts